TO DATE, MOST development theory and practice have focused on either “urban” or “rural” issues with little consideration of the interrelations between the two. By contrast, several empirical studies show that the linkages between urban centres and the countryside, including movement of people, goods, capital and other social transactions, play an important role in processes of rural and urban c...

The Caribbean region has long been characterised by mono-crop agriculture for export while relying on costly imported goods to meet basic needs, a lingering legacy of plantation economies. Since World War II the trend has become increasingly evident in a regional shift away from domestic production of agricultural foodstuff s, resulting in an agricultural deficit as production decreased and foo...

In tropical countries, upland forests, mid-elevation and lowland agriculture and coastal zones used to provide most if not all of the goods and services that local populations relied on for their livelihood. The forests provided necessary building materials as well as supplies for boat construction, and a host of food products and medicinal plants. The lowland areas provided all agricultural st...

Problem statement: One of the main targets of Iran’s economic development plans in agricultural sector during the recent years was to augment agricultural exports and establish a positive trade balance in this sector. In this research the impact of macroeconomic indicators of Iran and its 20 trading partners on Iran’s agricultural trade balance had been investigated. Approach: The ARDL approach...

This paper evaluates the role of trade as mechanism of economic adjustment to the impacts of climate change on agriculture. The study uses a model of the world economy able to reflect changes in comparative advantage; the model is used to test the hypotheses that trade can assure that, first, satisfying global agricultural demand will not be jeopardized, and, second, general access to food will...

The country's economy is dependent on many variables that play a role in growth and development of the country. There are many variables in the economy that effect on country's economy. On the other hand rainfall is one of important factor of climate change that affected on economic strategic programs such as agriculture sector programs. Rainfall Changes effect on many economic variables that i...

introduction: the growth of agricultural production and natural resources are from primary objectives of any political system, because this section has a vital role in providing food security. according to the production theories, production growth will come from two sources; more use of production factors within the framework of existing technologies and second, with using more advanced and mo...

With the development of "Internet +" and proposal rural revitalization strategy, new business model "live broadcast agricultural products with goods" has effectively activated impasse product sales, which been warmly welcomed by farmers gained recognition attention from society.This kind network marketing mode can not only promote revitalization, but also let variety quality into public's visio...

The causes of agriculture-related conflicts over environmental goods are typically diffuse, making their governance costly compared with point-source conflicts (Wills, 1997). Over the last couple of decades, moreover, there has been a noticeable acceleration in the onset of these ‘agri-environmental’ conflicts as more and more of the environmental goods relied upon by agriculture have become fu...